Recycling in Windsor - From 2005
Back in July 2005 we queried the set-up for recycling household waste, see this first post.Come October and changes are announced. See second post.The following is from the Royal Windsor (RBWM)...
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Thanks for the link to the Recycling guide, very helpful
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Back in 2005 the RBWM wrote:The Government has made a commitment to tackling the problems caused by the ways in which we manage our waste.As a consequence all local authorities have been set a...
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Residents have increased the amount of food waste that gets recycled by almost half since JanuaryAn extra 500 tonnes of food waste has been collected so far this year which is sent off to be turned...
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From The Windsor Express of 8 July 1988 ‘New wheeled bins are good news’ – claim Borough councillor Harry Parker has urged residents to take a positive attitude to the new wheeled bin system being...
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It is an interesting point about leaving the bins out overnight. Obviously they are an obstruction when left on the pavement, especially to those with less than perfect sight, or mothers with buggies...
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There was a clip on the news about how such a scheme works in Norway. It showed a chap with a huge bag of plastic bottles, feeding them into an enormous machine and getting an (undisclosed) refund....
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There is nothing ridiculous about the concept of recycling in itself. It might not be profitable in the short-term but the alternative, the discarded plastic throughout land and sea, slowly breaking...
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How does it work?http://www.bottlebill.org/about/whatis.htm#how
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thamesweb wrote:The growth of bottled water has come about merely through a combination of advertising and misinformation about the quality of the household water supply, such that impressionable...
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thamesweb wrote:Ah, the power of advertising...Do you really object so strongly to your opinions (so often stated as facts) being challenged that you feel you have to resort to personal insults?...
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Not quite sure where the insult is in applauding the power of advertising, but some might suspect that somehow the general public got to hear of a certain bottled water, imported at considerable...
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RBWM Press Release published Monday 10 April 2017Visitors to the Stafferton Way recycling and refuse centre will be asked for proof of residency in a move to reduce the amount of waste from outside of...
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Stand-by for a significant increase in fly tipping which will cost far more to clear up than simply accepting it at a recycling centre geared up for, er, recycling. The press release does not mention...
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Is that an actual arrangement? I always use the Chalvey tip. I was worried that this type of thing might spread to all boroughs, do we know if Slough are going to bring in something similar? I have...
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I am sure I read somewhere many moons ago that RBWM had secured this agreement. Fly tipping is an increasing problem, compounded by local authorities’ high fees for the commercial use of tips, further...
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My understanding re the use of Chalvey. You can use it on an occasional basis. They will check your car reg and if you use it too frequently then you are not allowed in. But I don't know if you can...
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That sounds about right. When I was moving house I went there quite often and the guy did 'eyeball' me for a moment, but then I smiled sweetly and made some comment about what a pain it was moving...
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I loved the PR speak of the Press Release printed above especially like the "Meet & Greet" service, "Engaging with the visitors", it sounds there will be Air Hostesses and be like an airport VIP...
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